| Description |
viii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Foreword / Arthur W. Combs -- Introduction : time for a change -- Part 1. Accessing the brain's potential. 1. Making connections -- 2. Questioning fundamental assumptions about education -- Part 2. Facts and theories about the human brain. 3. Brain basics -- 4. The forgotten memory system -- 5. The triune brain -- 6. Threat and the brain -- 7. Principles of brain-based learning -- Part 3. Brain-based schooling. 8. Exploring the mystery of meaning -- 9. Orchestrated immersion -- 10. Relaxed alertness -- 11. Active processing -- 12. Brain-based learning in action -- Conclusion : transformation and transition -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
This book is for educators and others who know that schools must change. It adds to the growing body of knowledge and research suggesting that we need to move beyond simplistic, narrow approaches to teaching and learning. It contributes to this knowledge base by focusing on information from the neurosciences that can help educators understand their role more fully |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208) and index |
| Subject |
Brain.
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Learning -- Physiological aspects.
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Learning, Psychology of.
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Teaching.
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Brain -- physiology.
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Learning.
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Teaching.
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| Author |
Caine, Geoffrey.
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| LC no. |
94133235 |
| ISBN |
0201490889 |
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